Chapter 204 The Taoist Priest’s Story
"What should I do?" Hu Xiner murmured, but no one responded.
That gentle and considerate husband with lowered eyebrows and a faint smile would never again look at her with a helpless yet doting gaze and carry her home.
When she first came through, he was the one who stood up from the desperate feeling of suffocation under the water. Although he was covered in mud, he was like a ray of light, illuminating the beginning of her life in another world.
At that time, her heart began to move quietly, but she foolishly thought it was just lust.
Whenever they encountered difficulties in the past, no matter what the situation was, he was always reluctant to let her face it alone.
In search of purple bamboo grass, he would rather test the poison on himself, and his whole body was covered with itchy and painful lumps.
He bravely entered the village, not liking to cause trouble, and was alone and unconscious, slaughtering people in the village just to save her.
He was originally a man with a firm bottom line, but after meeting her, he always compromised.
At that time, I thought it was normal.
I don’t know how long she sat there, Hu Xiner wiped her tears and decided to go find Taoist Yiqing again!
Before leaving, she looked at Mu Qing deeply and said, "Don't worry, my husband. I will definitely come to save you!"
It was already late at night, and Hu Xin'er, who had hurried over, encountered all kinds of strange looks in the ghost market.
She suppressed her fear and came to the platform she had been to during the day, and sure enough, she saw a blurry figure there.
"Master Yiqing!" she shouted loudly several times.
There were many people around at that time, so Taoist Master Yiqing certainly did not go into seclusion, otherwise he would have been easily ambushed.
Seeing Hu Xin'er, he frowned slightly. "Are you here to ask about the magic pen again? I advise you not to be too obsessed with illusory things. Otherwise, it will be like trying to catch the moon in the water. It will all be in vain!"
"That's not what I'm asking." Hu Xin'er's eyes were slightly red and swollen, but she remained calm. "It's like this. Today I invited someone for my mother..."
She talked about Lu's mother's situation.
"I also know about Miss Jiang's illness." Taoist Master Yiqing sighed slightly.
He knew that Lu's mother hated Prime Minister Lu, and was unwilling to put the surname Lu before her name, treating her only as Jiang Yao's sister.
Hu Xin'er understood the good intention. "I'm telling you all this to ask for your opinion, so that we won't be confused. Do you think my mother should be treated?"
"In your opinion, what if I treat him, and what if I don't?" Taoist Yiqing did not give a direct answer. This was someone else's family affair, and he wanted to guide Hu Xiner to think for herself.
"If she's cured, and if anything happens to my mother, my husband will probably live in self-blame and pain for the rest of his life, and he might never wake up again. If she's not cured, his heart knot won't be resolved, and he might never wake up again."
Hu Xiner tried to say these words calmly, but only she knew that her heart was aching at this moment.
Why have things come to this point?
Taoist Master Yiqing sighed slightly: "If you don't mind my long-windedness, I will tell you a story——"
This story began 18 years ago.
When the Taoist priest was young, he went down the mountain to seek the truth, but was cheated of all his money and fainted in front of a house.
There was a kind-hearted young lady in that family who had someone take care of him and provided him with food and drink.
During his convalescence, he and the young lady had a very pleasant conversation, but as a man and a Taoist priest, he naturally did not want to disturb them too much.
After recovering from his illness, he thanked the lady and left.
"But Taoist priest, can't you get married?" Hu Xin'er asked. "Taoism is not Buddhism."
Taoist Master Yiqing smiled bitterly: "She thinks so too, but I practice the Guarding Yang Kung."
That day, the sky was clear and the air was fresh. The spring breeze carried the floating catkins and the willows by the river swayed.
The young lady escorted the Taoist priest to the willow tree in front of the door, her eyes full of satisfaction: "Master, do you know what I have on my waist?"
She flipped her hand and a purse appeared in her palm, full of gold and silver.
He patted his waist and shoes again, his eyes full of cunning: "There are still tens of thousands of taels of silver notes in here!"
The Taoist priest frowned: "What are you going to do with so much money?"
"I'll go with you to travel the world!" the girl said confidently. "Don't worry, I still know a little bit of martial arts, and I can even disguise myself. Although I can't do chivalrous things, I'm more than capable of protecting myself!"
"I don't accept disciples." The Taoist priest began to twirl the whisk, a gesture he would make when he was nervous.
Suddenly, the girl came closer with her hands behind her back: "No way? So you like teacher-student relationships? This is too taboo and exciting!"
"Be careful, be careful with what you say!" The Taoist priest was so scared that he almost fell into the river. Fortunately, the girl pulled him back.
She didn't look like a lady at all. Her face was extremely delicate and beautiful, but her cherry lips uttered only unorthodox words: "Young Taoist priest, you and I are of similar age and appearance, and we have a lot in common. How about we become sworn brothers from today? How about taking me with you?"
Taoist Master Yiqing, who was still young and shy at that time, blushed uncontrollably.
He knew what the young lady was thinking.
She was born different from other ladies, with a naturally intelligent heart. It would be a waste of talent if she became a resentful woman who could only lean against the window of the red building and wait for her husband.
She didn't want to become sworn brothers with him at all, it was obvious that she just wanted to worship heaven and earth with him.
He was confused for a while before he refused: "How can this be? My sect has a rule that prohibits getting too close to women!"
"That's fine then." The young lady high-fived. "I won't be a rich lady anymore, and you'll leave the Taoist sect. Let's travel around the world and live a carefree and carefree life!"
Her invitation was very touching.
It was so touching that even after many years, when Taoist Yiqing mentioned the girl's behavior at that time, his eyes still couldn't help but reveal his heartbeat.
The feeling of admiration is unstoppable. Even if you don't say it out loud, it will show in your eyes.
He laughed at himself, "But I was only thinking about the rules at the time. Even though I had feelings for the young lady, I still refused her."
"What happened next?" Hu Xiner asked quietly.
This story is different from what she has seen in modern times.
Modern love breaks through everything.
Buddhist disciples can return to secular life, and masters and disciples can fall in love with each other. As long as they are committed to each other, they can reconcile even if they are separated by more than ten years due to misunderstandings.
"A year later, I went down the mountain again, intending to visit the young lady. I heard that she had tragically died in the fire, and I was heartbroken and overwhelmed."
Having said this, the Taoist priest was silent for a moment.
"It wasn't until that moment that I felt so much regret. If there is an afterlife, I should follow my heart and not live my whole life in regret."
This tragic death in the fire is inexplicably similar to Jiang Yao's.
Hu Xiner thought so but didn't say it out loud. She thanked him and left.
The Taoist priest turned around and said, "Go ahead."
When Hu Xiner turned around again, he was still standing in the weeds. He had an extraordinary temperament, but his back was reflected by the moonlight, looking extremely cold and lonely. It was nothing more than that.
After getting the Taoist's advice, she decided to muster up the courage to give it a try, so she went to find Old Man Dou overnight!
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